Souris Blanche wrote:Tengu with T2 or Meta 2-4 sucks some serious arse in terms of tank, and is a little on the low-end in terms of DPS.
A Tengu with faction modules, however, kicks serious keister. A faction-fit tengu, like the fit listed below, has a tank that is somewhere between 800 and 1700 DPS (depending on what faction is shooting at it), moves at 680m/s, is cap stable, targets out to 117km, hits out to 113km, and puts out about 740 DPS. Combine those stats with the fact that it has a very small signature radius (compared to most L4 mission ships) and incoming damage from any L4 mission is negligible. You specifically mentioned AE4, and I can say from experience that the fit below can not only complete the mission without breaking a sweat, but can also do AE4 Bonus Room and barely even show any damage to it's shields.
[Tengu, 10MN - 6 T2 Heavy Launcher]
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Republic Fleet 10MN Afterburner
Pithum A-Type Medium Shield Booster
Pith X-Type Shield Boost Amplifier
Caldari Navy Invulnerability Field
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Heavy Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Heavy Missile
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II
Tengu Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir
Tengu Offensive - Accelerated Ejection Bay
Tengu Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Tengu Propulsion - Fuel Catalyst
Tengu Defensive - Amplification Node
The drawback to the fit listed above, obviously, is the price tag which will come in at about 3 billion ISK. Not only is this amount a hefty sum for most Eve players, but it can also make you a juicy target for gankers. The risk of getting ganked in this, or any expensive ship, can be greatly lowered by taking the time to setup insta-undock bookmarks at the stations you typically use, by jumping through stargates as soon as you land on them, and not travelling via Auto-pilot (Auto-pilot is stupid for any ship at any time in any security space. Period.).
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